European Union Debate
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Lord Touhig
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(2 months, 1 week ago)
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Baroness Twycross (Lab)
The previous Government said they would get Brexit done; they did not think about what would happen afterwards. This Government want to and will make Brexit work.
Lord Touhig (Lab)
My Lords, we are no longer a member of the European Union, but we are a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, which was created in the vision of Winston Churchill. Last week, colleagues in Strasbourg heard the report that the Council of Europe Development Bank had loaned £1.2 billion across Europe. We did not get a penny in the United Kingdom because we are not a member, so will we join the Council of Europe Development Bank?
Baroness Twycross (Lab)
I will take the proposal back to the department.